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2007-19-52: Tail rotor blade

Emergency order 2007-19-52 is an airworthiness directive. The FAA's subject line: Tail rotor blade. It names Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger, Bell 222, Bell 230, Bell 407, Bell 427, Bell 430: about 2,517 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: rotorcraft systems.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Aircraft
Makes
Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron, A Division of Textron Canada; Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada); Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)
Models
206A, 206B, 206L, 206L-1, 206L-3, 206L-4, 222, 222B, 222U, 230, 407, 427, 430
On this site
Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger 1,454 registered
Bell 222 21 registered
Bell 230 13 registered
Bell 407 986 registered
Bell 427 13 registered
Bell 430 30 registered

Dates and paperwork

Docket
Unknown
Replaced by
2009-08-03
Status
Historical
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

Related safety bulletins advice on the same designs, not orders

2019-12-05SW-19-18 · Fuselage Cracks
2019-04-04SW-19-05 · Tail Rotor Drive System, Spline Damage
2017-11-02SW-18-02 · Loss of Hardware Tail Rotor Drive Shaft Couplings
2015-08-13SW-15-20 · Air Conditioning System Wiring
2012-10-03SW-12-45 · Garmin Model 400W/500W Series GPS-WAAS Navigation System

Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of October 23, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/2007-19-52.json · aircraft systems.